Undershirt.



T. FANTA.

UNDBRSHIRT.

APPLIOATION FILED mum, 1911.

Patented Aug; 15, 1911.

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THEODORE FAETTA. s31" CHICAGC, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EAENSHAEV KNITTING Specification of Letters Eatent.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINGIS, A UQR PGRA TION OE ILLZNOIS.

Patented Aug. 15, Edit.

Application filed. February 3, 1911. Serial No. 606.310.

ticularly adapted and intended for infants wear and aims to provide a garment of this character vwhich shall furnish a double covering for the chest and abdomen and which can be easily put on and fastened in place and readily unfastened and removed.

This invention also aims to obviate the use of buttons or pins for securing the same in place and provides improved fastening means which can be easily and quickly secured and which will hold the shirt. closely and smoothly to the body of the wearer.

The present invention is an improvement over that shown in my prior Patent SWAN issued January '21, 1-908, and is designed to overcome certain defects therein, particularly the wrinkling-of the shirt occasioned by the tying together of the ends of the; tapes which hold the inner flap of the under shirt in position when folded over across.

the front of the body. 1

'VVi'th these and other objects in view it will be apparent from the following description that the invention consists of certain novel fcaturcsof construction. one preferred embodiment of which is shown on the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a view'of the'shirt with both front flaps open; Fig. 2 is a view'with the inner flap closed; and Fig. 3 is a View showing both flaps closed and'se'curely' fastened in position:

The shirt as shown on the drawings consists of a body portion comprising a back 5, an inner front flap 6 and an outer front flap 7, these flaps being,- preferably made integral with the back although it will be obvious that they may be inadc in separate pieces if found expedient or desirable. The sleeves 8 are of the usual shape and construction and may be secured to the body in the ordinary manner. The inner flap 6 which is adapted to lie'next to the chest and abdomen of the wearer is provided adjacent its free edge with a reinforcing; tape 9. A free end 10 projects laterally from the re inforcing tape midway its ends; this projecting end being either a part of the tape 5) or a separate piece secured thereto. A companion tape '11 adapted to betied to the:

projecting end 10 has one end secured to the outside of the body of the shirt substantially beneath one of the arms. tape 10 may be brought into cooperative relation with the tape 11, I have provided, a

hole or openinglQ through the body of the shirt and the end of the tape 11., where it is secured serves to reinforce the hole and prevent its stretching or tearing out. When the shirt is put on the end 10 is first inserteclfthrough the hole 12- as shown in Fig. 2, "then the ends 10 and 11 are tied or otherwise secured together thus holding the inner flap in position by a single fastening means.

The outer flap 7 is adapted to'fold over and against the outer face of the inner flap thus affording a double thickness of material over. the chest and abdomen. The free edge of the outer flap has mcured thereto, preferably by stitching, steps-l3 which as secured "filiroiighout a central portion of its length leaving both ends it free. A companion tape 15 is secured by stitching or otherwise to the side of the body' ofthe shirt beneath two ends 16 of the tape free to be tied or otherwise fastened to the free ends 14:, whereby the outer flap is held in position as shown in Fig. 3. i

It will be noted that in the present construction I employ but a single fastening means for holding the inner. flap in position, consisting of a single tape attached to the free edge of the inner'fiap midway its length, the tape being disposed so as to permit its free end to be passed through the; 12 in the body of the'shirtand tied to the free end. of the tape 11 secured to opening the body and serving to reinforce the opening 12. This arrangement enables the inner flap to be easily and quickly fastened-without the employment of pins or buttons by the end 10 through the hole It will also.

flap fastening. This arrangement of the In order that thethe other arm leaving the.

and below the above and below the inner to the body, so that said tape fastening tapes prevents separation. or ing of the flaps and maintains the shirt closely to the body Without undue pressure.

From the above it believed that the con struction and many ofthe attendant advantages of this invention will be apparent Without further description; and that the embodiment disclosed herein is capable-0f varied structural modifications Within the scope of the invention.

I claim:

A garment having a back and inner and outer overlapping aps forming the front, a tape secured to the free edge of the men;

flap is closed, and a tape side of the outer flap adjacent said opening gapi flap, the other flap having an opening disposed adjacent the line of fold of the flap in transverse alinement with the point of attachment of the tape and adapted to receive the tape therethrongh when the inner 0 secured to the outer in position to permit tying of the two tapes, substantially asdescribed.

' THEODORE FANTA Witnesses:

IRA 5J1 Wnson, M. A. Kmmn. 

